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Redskins' RG3 practices, feeling 'really good'
Three days after spraining his knee, Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III was just a little gimpy on the practice field and very cagey ...
Bengals must recognize Eagles haven't quit
The Philadelphia Eagles haven't completely given up on the season. They damaged Tampa Bay's playoff chances last weekend and get an opportunity ...
Cowboys' Brent attends memorial with team support
Jason Garrett gave the Dallas Cowboys a day off after his players somehow pulled off a win in Cincinnati while reeling from a one-car accident that ...
Could winning out save coaches on the hot seat?
Andy Reid got such a hearty hug on the sideline from Howard Mudd that the 70-year-old assistant with the artificial hip actually lifted the burly head ...
Cowboys player death raises question of safety net
San Francisco 49ers defensive end Demarcus Dobbs walked away from a one-vehicle accident on his 25th birthday last month and was arrested on suspicion ...
Mild sprain has Redskins' RG3 uncertain for Sunday
All the medical terms associated with Robert Griffin III's knee injury can be boiled down to one simple message: It's not too bad. Beyond that, there ...
Numb Cowboys beat Bengals 20-19 on last-second FG
Dan Bailey's 40-yard kick went straight through the uprights. The Dallas Cowboys had won an important game on a last-second field goal. They weren't ...
Wilson sparks Giants to key win over fading Saints
When the New York Giants made their run to the Super Bowl a year ago, a 99-yard touchdown catch and run by Victor Cruz against the Jets seemed to be ...
Giants, Cowboys, Redskins win in tight NFC East
Winning was required to keep pace in the NFC East playoff race. Losing was all that was needed in the AFC North. The defending Super Bowl champion New ...
RG3 hurts knee, but Skins beat Ravens 31-28 in OT
This, of course, is the sort of thing everyone associated with — and rooting for — the Washington Redskins worries about: Robert Griffin III limping ...
Wilson has 3 TDs in Giants 52-27 win over Saints
Rookie David Wilson was given a simple piece of advice by special teams coach Tom Quinn before the New York Giants' game against the New Orleans ...
RG3 hurt, but Redskins top Ravens 31-28 in OT
Robert Griffin III walked gingerly through the Washington Redskins locker room, his sprained right knee in a big black brace. Teammates stood at their ...
Cowboys involved in fatal wreck were close friends
Josh Brent and Jerry Brown met in college, forming a close, unshakeable bond. Having realized his NFL dream, Brent was trying to help his roommate do ...
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says team is grieving
The Cowboys bowed their heads, put hands over their hearts and honored a teammate killed in a car accident during a moment of silence before their ...
Grieving Cowboys beat Bengals 20-19 on FG
Numb. Grieving. Distracted. The Cowboys were all those things on Sunday, dealing with the death of one teammate and the tribulations of another.
New tragedy rocks NFL's regularly scheduled world
The games go on. For the second straight weekend, tragedy rocked the regularly scheduled world of the NFL. It left families, friends, teammates and ...
Cowboys involved in fatal wreck close friends
Josh Brent and Jerry Brown met in college, forming a close, unshakeable bond. Having realized his NFL dream, Brent was trying to help his roommate do ...
Romo, Cowboys trying to hang on in uneven season
Tony Romo threw 13 interceptions in the first seven games and has just two since. He was booed lustily in two mistake-filled home losses, then broke ...
Did Costas overstep his bounds with gun comments?
Clearly, Bob Costas stirred up a hornet's nest Sunday with a halftime commentary about Kansas City Chiefs player Jovan Belcher, who killed his ...
Texans 1st, Falcons, Pats tied for 2nd in AP Pro32
An NFL version of No. 1 vs. No. 2 is set for Monday night when the Houston Texans visit the New England Patriots. The Texans remained first in the AP ...
Read option is back in NFL and better than ever
Tim Tebow has been out with two broken ribs and maybe a bruised ego. The read-option lives, however, in Washington, Carolina and San Francisco, where ...
NFC East wide open after Redskins top Giants 17-16
There was the fumble by Robert Griffin III that turned into a Washington Redskins touchdown. There was the fumble by teammate Alfred Morris that led ...
RG3, Redskins closing in on Giants with 17-16 win
Robert Griffin III went down, the ball popped out, and the Washington Redskins scored a touchdown. Look out, New York Giants and the rest of the NFC ...
Eagles' Reid names QB Foles starter rest of season
Nick Foles is the quarterback of the present for the Philadelphia Eagles. Coach Andy Reid said Foles will remain the starter for the rest of the ...